The French 6×6 ERC 90 Series

The French 6×6 ERC 90 Series was developed by Panhard who is a French manufacturer who have produced a successful range of wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles over several decades. The ERC 90 was developed for the export market in the 1970’s as a 6×6 Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle & later as a Tank Destroyer (ERC 90 Sagaire).

The French 6×6 ERC 90 Series – ERC 90 Lynx

The French 6×6 ERC 90 Series – ERC 90 Lynx

This was the first vehicle developed. This vehicle is equipped with a two man HS-90 turret.

Armament – Main Gun is an F1 90mm smoothbore, which is capable of firing antitank or antipersonnel ammunition. It also has a coaxial machine gun.

Further info

Prior to the ERC 90, Panhard had developed the 6×6 VCR APC, so the vehicle shares many parts as the VCR. Its middle set of wheels is retractable.

The vehicle is fully amphibious powered by its wheels, but one of its many optional extra’s were water power jets. The turret was also manually traversed. Its combat weight is 8.3 tonne’s giving it a highly strategic mobility capability.

Some of the info in this article may differ compared to other publications (ie the engine) on the internet, this is due to our information being provided by the manufacturer.